WEBVTT >> THIS IS DOPE, AND YOU FEELLIKE YOU'RE ON DOPEI JUST WANT TO BE COMFORTABLE. MARK: ERIC CRAWFORD LIVES WITHCHRONIC PAIN FROM A CAR CRASH,AND SAYS SMOKING MARIJUANA MAKESHIM FEEL BETTER THAN TAKINGPRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS.THAT'S WHY HE SUPPORTS HOUSEBILL 166 AND HOPES MEDICALMARIJUANA IS LEGALIZED.>> I DON'T WANT TO BE HIGH OROUT OF MY MIND, BUT MEDICINALMARIJUANA JUST MAKES ME FEELCOMFORTABLE. MARK: CRAWFORD JOINED OTHEMEDICAL-MARIJUANA SUPPORTERSTHURSDAY IN FRANKFORT, INCLUDINGSECRETARY OF STATE ALLISONGRIMES.GRIMES FORMED A COMMITTEE LASTYEAR TO STUDY BEST PRACTICES FORLEGALIZING MEDICAL MARIJUANA.BUT OFF CAMERA SOME LAWMAKERSSAY HER SUPPORT FOR THE BILLCOULD DISSUADE REPUBLICANS TOSUPPORT IT, A SUGGESTION SHEBRISTLED AT.>> IT'S NOT ABOUT WHO'S BRINGINGIT FORWARD.IT'S ABOUT WHO WE ARE FIGHTINGFOR.WE HAVE GOT TO STOP CARING ABOUTWHO BRINGS UP THE ISSUE ANDREALIZE IF WE DON'T STAND UP FORTHESE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THISSTAGE, AND THE HUNDREDS OFTHOUSANDS MORE WHO ARE SUFFERINGACROSS KENTUCKY, WE'RE NOT DOINGOUT JOB HERE IN FRANKFORT. MARK THE BILL'S SPONSOR,: DEMOCRAT JOHN SIMS, SAYS HE ISCLOSE TO GETTING REPUBLICANCO-SPONSORS.>> JUST TALKING TO THEM, THEYHAVE TO GET COMFORTABLE WITHTHEIR LEADERSHIP.YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T WANT TOSIGN ON A GET THEIR OTHER BILLSTHAT THEY GET CUT BECAUSE-- THAT THEY HAVE GET CUTBECAUSE THEY'RE SUPPORTING THISBILL. MARK AND GOVERNOR MATT BEVIN: SAYS HE MAY SUPPORT A MEDICALMARIJUANA BILL.>> AS IT RELATES TO MEDICALMARIJUANA SPECIFICALLY, AGAIN,DEPENDING ON HOW THAT POLICY ISWRITTEN, IF THAT DRUG WERE TO BEPRESCRIBED AND TO BE MONITOREDAND TO BE DISPENSED IN THE SAMEWAY OTHER CONTROLLED NARCOTICSARE, I WOULD NOT NECESSARILYHAVE A PROBLEM WITH SIGNING SUCHLEGISLATION INTO LAW.I MADE THAT CLEAR WHEN I WAS A

He said his 63-page bill draws on best practices from other states that have already legalized medical marijuana.

"It's time. There's 29 other states that already have medical marijuana, if even full-blown recreational marijuana. I'm not for full-blown recreational marijuana. I'm for medical only. So, but, we have to work together, and it's a great bill. I think it's the best gold standard bill in the United States today," Sims said.

Sims is a Democrat and said he is working on recruiting Republicans to cosponsor his bill.

One Republican, Sen. Steve West, said he plans to file a bill next week.